Adrian (11-3) scored two first-period goals for its ninth win in the past 10 games.

Danielle Smith opened the scoring at 6:55 with an assist from Kelsey Kusch. Kusch then scored with an assist from Smith with 11 seconds remaining in the period.

Buffalo State (4-7-1) went 0-for-7 on the power play, including five advantages in the third period.

Adrian and Buffalo State will conclude their two-game set this afternoon.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALLMadonna 80, Siena Heights 68: At Livonia, the host Crusaders pulled away in the second half after Siena Heights had taken a one-point lead in Saturday's Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference game.

The Saints (9-7, 6-4 WHAC) played a solid first half and went to the locker room tied at 35-35. Madonna (10-6, 6-3) established a quick lead, but when Jen Jasinski hit a free throw with 12:43 to go, the Saints had their only lead of the second half at 50-49. From that point, the Crusaders went on a 14-2 run to take a 63-52 lead. Madonna would lead by double digits the rest of the way.

Siena Heights hit 4-of-8 3-pointers in the first half, but 1-for-8 in the second.

Madonna, while holding a slim edge in rebounding, outscored the Saints in the paint, 36-22.

Chandler Levit cooled off in the second half, but still led Siena Heights in scoring with 15 points, only two after halftime. She also led the team with eight rebounds.

MEN'S BASKETBALLMadonna 86, Siena Heights 69: At Livonia, Siena Heights fell into a 7-0 hole right out of the gates and could never recover as the NAIA Division II No. 25-ranked Crusaders notched the win to improve to 7-2 in the WHAC and 12-5 overall. Siena Heights slumps to 3-7 and 4-13, respectively.

Madonna shot the ball well all day, hitting for 52.6 percent, including 14-for-24 (58.3 percent) in the second half. Siena Heights, meanwhile, struggled at 36.9 percent from the field, but did hit all 14 of its free throw attempts.

The Crusaders tightened their defense in the second half on SHU's Ryan Hopson, who scored 12 points in the first half but just four in the second half, leading the Saints with 16 points. Cody Johnson added 14 points and Donovan Campbell 10 and four assists. London Burris grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

Siena Heights returns to action on Thursday with an 8 p.m. game against WHAC foe Marygrove at the Siena Heights Fieldhouse.

BOWLINGSiena Heights at WHAC Jamboree: At Fort Wayne, Ind., the Siena Heights women's bowling team finished third with a score of 6,708, placing two competitors in the top five. The men's team came in fifth with a score of 6,416.

The Lady Saints were led by the duo of Katarina Coulson, who finished third individually, and Laura Robinson (Adrian) who was fifth. Coulson was the top bowler for the Saints, recording three 200-plus scores. She rolled games of 209, 201 and 200 en route to a 777 series. Robinson posted games of 214 and 197 while compiling a 763 series. Shelby Perry (Clinton) rolled a 180 game.

James Hughes led the way for the men's team, posting two 200-plus games for a 16th-place finish. Mike Burman (Britton) was the only other bowler to break 200 for the Saints with a 211 game. Ryan Ramirez (Madison) added a 180 high game and 687 series, while Trevor Goodfriend (Adrian) added a 199 game.